It's believed to be an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks its own tissues. In MS, this process destroys myelin, the fatty substance that coats and protects nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.

It's believed to be an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks its own tissues. In MS, this process destroys myelin, the fatty substance that coats and protects nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.
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The cause of this autoimmune disease is unknown but the prevalence among women versus men is growing.

This association is believed to be due to lack of pregnancy or late first pregnancies or insufficient sunlight and vitamin d. Also some associate the use of Amino Acid supplements and meat/dairy products with it but this has not been proven definitively.

In brief:
Not well known

The cause of this autoimmune disease is unknown but the prevalence among women versus men is growing.

This association is believed to be due to lack of pregnancy or late first pregnancies or insufficient sunlight and vitamin d. Also some associate the use of Amino Acid supplements and meat/dairy products with it but this has not been proven definitively.
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Ms is an autoimmune disorder, associated with genetic and environmental influences.

But we know that 99.5% of patients have had exposure to ebstein-barr virus, that vitamin d-3 deficiency may be a risk factor, that living north of latitude 42 increases incidence, and that cigarette smoking may be another risk factor. Recent correlation with adolescent obesity.

In brief:
The mystery

Ms is an autoimmune disorder, associated with genetic and environmental influences.

But we know that 99.5% of patients have had exposure to ebstein-barr virus, that vitamin d-3 deficiency may be a risk factor, that living north of latitude 42 increases incidence, and that cigarette smoking may be another risk factor. Recent correlation with adolescent obesity.
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